When experiencing challenges in reaching your wound care goals, seeking additional support can make a significant difference, especially if you're uncertain about the factors affecting your healing process. Some diagnosis qualify for HBO therapy. For decades, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has often been part of the treatment of diagnosis such as osteoradionecrosis, soft tissue radionecrosis, osteomyelitis, diabetic foot ulcers and more!

Benefits of HBOT

Many health conditions and injuries struggle to heal effectively when oxygen levels are insufficient. Factors such as diminished blood flow, swelling, and inflammation can create conditions where the necessary oxygen for tissue repair is scarce.

Using a pressurized chamber to deliver oxygen can vastly improve the situation, providing 10 to 15 times more oxygen than would be available at normal atmospheric pressure. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) facilitates the absorption of oxygen into various bodily fluids, including plasma, lymphatic fluid, and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This increased oxygen supply can penetrate areas with limited or obstructed circulation, either by bypassing blockages or directly reaching the affected tissues. Enhanced oxygen levels assist in the healing process by strengthening the immune response, fostering the development of new capillaries, and supporting the formation of new connective tissue.

Insurance Covered Indications

1. Gas Gangrene
2. Acute Traumatic Peripheral Ischemia
   • HBOT is a valuable adjunctive treatment to be used in combination with accepted standard therapeutic measures when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened.
3. Crush Injury and Suturing Severed Limbs
   • HBOT would be an adjunctive treatment when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened.
4. Progressive Necrotizing Infection
   • (e.g., Necrotizing Fasciitis)
5. Acute Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency
6. Preparation and Preservation of Compromised Skin Grafts
   • (Not for primary management of wounds)
7. Chronic Refractory Osteomyelitis
   • (Unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical management)
8. Osteoradionecrosis
   • (As an adjunct to conventional treatment)
9. Soft Tissue Radio Necrosis
   • (As an adjunct to conventional treatment)
10. Actinomycosis
    • (Only as an adjunct to conventional therapy when the disease process is refractory to antibiotics and surgical treatment)
11. Diabetic Wounds of the Lower Extremities
    • In patients who meet the following criteria:
      • Patient has type I or II diabetes and has a lower extremity wound due to diabetes
      • Patient has a wound classified as Wagner Grade III or higher
      • Patient has failed an adequate course of standard wound therapy